{"id":510873,"date":"2021-07-08T08:33:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T12:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/blue-apron-sets-new-sustainable-packaging-goals\/"},"modified":"2021-07-08T08:33:15","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T12:33:15","slug":"blue-apron-sets-new-sustainable-packaging-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/blue-apron-sets-new-sustainable-packaging-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Apron Sets New Sustainable Packaging Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Blue Apron Sets New Sustainable Packaging Goals<\/b><\/p>\n

\nCompany Plans to Achieve 100% Recyclable, Reusable or Compostable Meal Kit Packaging by 2025\n<\/p>\n

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–
\nBlue Apron (NYSE: APRN) today announced a new sustainable packaging goal for its meal kit boxes of 100% recyclable, reusable or compostable by the end of 2025. The company also strives to use 75% post-consumer recycled content, by weight, in its meal kit boxes by the end of 2025.\n<\/p>\n

\nBy establishing these goals, Blue Apron is the first major meal kit company in the United States to announce time-bound targets around packaging goals.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cWith these new goals, we are building on our history of sustainability through food waste reduction, packaging improvements, and ingredient standards,\u201d said Linda Findley Kozlowski, Blue Apron\u2019s President and Chief Executive Officer. \u201cWe estimate that our meal kit packaging is currently 85% recyclable by weight, and we are the first major meal kit company in the United States to use only drain safe frozen gel packs in all of our boxes. While we\u2019ve made significant progress, we recognize that our next big opportunity is further improvements in packaging across our business.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nDelivering high-quality, responsibly-sourced ingredients while minimizing environmental impact has always been a priority at Blue Apron. The company became the first major meal kit company to join the U.S. Food Loss & Waste 2030 Champions in 2016, and it estimates that it had exceeded its goal of reducing food waste in its fulfilment center operations by 50% between 2017 and 2019. In addition, cooking Blue Apron meal kit recipes could reduce a person\u2019s carbon footprint by an estimated 25%, compared to preparing the same meal from ingredients purchased from a grocery store.* The company is also the only major meal kit company in the United States to have publicly established goals around animal welfare standards.\n<\/p>\n

\nSetting the new packaging goals is one of the priorities of Blue Apron\u2019s corporate social and environmental impact program, Aprons For All. The company is dedicated to managing the environmental and social impacts of its business to support an ethical, resilient food system. To learn more about Aprons For All, visit blog.blueapron.com\/aprons-for-all<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cCarbon offsets are not the sole solution to improving sustainability,\u201d continued Findley Kozlowski. \u201cWe are working to reduce the environmental impact of the full production and waste process in our operations to minimize our impact right from the start of the cycle.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nTo achieve its new packaging goals for its meal kits, Blue Apron plans to continue to build on its progress by:\n<\/p>\n